If you’re a fan of Midsomer Murders, tomorrow marks their Midsummer in Midsomer celebration, with a live special on their official YouTube channel. Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Annette Badland, and Fiona Dolman will participate in a Midsomer Murders quiz.
The event starts at 2pm Eastern tomorrow, and you can click HERE to go to their YouTube channel (which is where it will be hosted).
Clarkson’s Farm UPDATE: Jeremy Clarkson and Amazon have confirmed that season 6 is in the works, and his cancer is officially in remission - a wonderfully positive update for everyone who was worried by the season 5 finale. All episodes of season 5 are now available HERE.
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What we’re…
Watching: The Art of Crime, Season 8 - Summers are always a bit slower for new British TV, so I was pleased to see this French series back (the new season just started). It follows an art expert and a reluctant art crime investigator who work together in and around Paris, and it’s a great option for those who like slightly lighter mysteries. If you’ve avoided it because you don’t do subtitles, good news - they now offer seasons 1-7 dubbed.
Reading: An Inquiry Into Love & Death by Simone St. James - Ever since I read her brilliantly creepy Sun Down Motel, I’ve been working my way through her entire catalog, usually when things go on sale. This one follows an Oxford student whose ghost hunter uncle dies in an accident, sending her rushing off to his seaside village to attend to his affairs…and then, mysterious and unsettling things begin to happen.
THIS WEEK IN BRITISH TV
On BritBox, new episodes of Beyond Paradise continue weekly through July 14th (Tuesdays). On June 24th, look for the premiere of A Woman of Substance, with Brenda Blethyn starring in the rags to riches tale.
On Acorn TV, the 29th brings us new episodes of season 19 of Murdoch Mysteries, season 5 of Harry Wild, Summertide, and Summerwater (FINALE).
On PBS Masterpiece and PBS.org, new episodes of the final season of Grantchester (11) continue weekly on Sundays through August 2nd.
On Paramount+, Wild Cherry premieres on June 24th. The thriller follows a self-made businesswoman and her wealthy best friend - two women living in idyllic conditions until their teen daughters are implicated in a horrific scandal.
On Sundance Now and AMC+, the 25th brings The A-Z Killer, a docuseries about the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common.
On BritBox Premier and BBC Select, the 25th brings season 2 of Queens That Changed the World, along with the true crime documentary Murder in Concrete. On the 29th, they’ll add 1776: American Independence.
NOW IN STOCK: British TV Streaming Guide: US Edition, Summer 2026
~230 pages cover 25 US-based streaming services, telling you which British TV shows are available on each and what they're about. No need to give yourself carpal tunnel clicking through endless on-screen menus.
An alphabetised index for when you know the name of the show, but not the streaming service.
Size 12 font! Even as the guide has gotten longer, we’ve avoided shrinking the text because we don’t want it to be unreadably small.
Each edition has bonus features in back. This time, we look at under-the-radar and interesting early appearances by well-known British actors.
A "Renewals & Cancellations" section that offers status updates about which shows are returning (or not).
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